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The Filipino fans are going crazy with the prospect of seeing some of the biggest and brightest stars in the world of basketball in Manila for the 2023 FIBA World Cup in August. *Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, Domantas Sabonis and Giannis Antetoukounmpo could be seeing action at...
Sports icons Manny Pacquiao and Yao Ming took part in the sports day First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos hosted for the youth in Malacañang on Saturday, April 29. *SPORTS DAY -- First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos takes a selfie with the kids who joined the sports day she hosted in Malacañang on April...
With its group stage rivals finally known, Gilas Pilipinas can now turn its focus on building its pathway in the lead-up to the 2023 FIBA World Cup which would also include training camps overseas in June. *Jordan Clarkson (left) and Kai Sotto (FIBA Photo)* Facing a daunting task of getting past...
The road for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2023 FIBA World Cup now gets clearer as its group stage opponents have finally been identified following the results of the draw ceremony at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, April 29. *The Philippines, which is co-hosting the 2023 FIBA World Cup with Japan...
Retired NBA star Dirk Nowitzki (leftmost) and Cavite 8th district Rep. Aniela Tolentino (center). (Facebook) Retired National Basketball Association (NBA) star, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks is in the Philippines to take part in the FIBA World Cup 2023 draw. It turns out that Cavite 8th...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds. Visitors to New Zealand a millennium ago would have encountered a bona fide...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Washington's political and media elites observe their annual truce -- of a few hours -- Saturday at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, where President Joe Biden will find himself the butt of jokes and hit back with his own. The ritual is a landmark on the...
UMAN, Ukraine -- Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine on Friday, killing 26 people including five children, as Kyiv said preparations for a counter-offensive against Moscow's forces were nearly complete. The deadly new attacks included a strike on a residential block in the historic city...
LACONIA, United States - Nine months before the first 2024 US presidential primary, Donald Trump's onetime UN envoy Nikki Haley is barnstorming early-voting New Hampshire, one of several Republicans scrambling to dent the huge poll lead of the nomination front-runner. BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - APRIL...
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Pope Francis called for a recovery of the European spirit and a rejection of "adolescent belligerence" amid rising nationalism and war in Ukraine, during his visit to Budapest Friday. The pontiff's three-day trip started with a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A 13-year-old American boy became a hero by managing to safely stop a school bus carrying dozens of kids when the driver lost consciousness. The drama unfolded Wednesday in the northern state of Michigan, when a teenager named Dillon Reeves got up and grabbed the...
